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"Why not?"

"Because," I said, frowning "This is e"

"Kate, you have to be honest You have to get over your shyness with ht?"

I took in a deep breath "It's so …intiht of just having sex with a stranger "Being naked with sos to the them inside your body? It's so … you're so …vulnerable"

I looked in his eyes He was a man He couldn't understand

"Thank you for being honest"

He leaned in and kissedmine I let him He pulled back when the waitress came with our soup

"What happened here?" he said, touchingit over the small scar where one tooth pierced my lip

"I fell when I was a kid"

"Don’t tell ame?"

I shookto hold back my smile "Stilts"

"Stilts? You?" He grinned at that and I couldn't help but smile back, but then I turned my head away

We ate the rich earthy borscht – the best I'd ever eaten

"So," he said, spooning some sour cream into my soup, "tell me about flyboy"

"How do you know about him?"